School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Curacao
Curacao: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 6,243 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6,243
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
146th
of 174 countries
All-time high
7,027
in 2011
All-time low
5,078
in 2023
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Curacao, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Curacao stood at 6,243.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Curacao peaked at 7,027 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5,078, in 2023.
Curacao ranks 146th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,253 | — |
| 2000 | 6,561 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 6,115 | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 5,991 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 5,964 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,026 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 5,915 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 6,111 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6,460 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 6,877 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 6,867 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6,850 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,027 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6,907 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 6,821 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6,592 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 6,433 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,284 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 6,220 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,257 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6,078 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 5,871 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5,496 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 5,359 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5,078 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 6,287 | +23.8% |
| 2025 | 6,243 | -0.7% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 6,243 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69,200, 9% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 6,243 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,386, 34% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,253 | 6,253 | 6,253 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,289 | 5,915 | 6,877 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,547 | 6,078 | 7,027 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,722 | 5,078 | 6,287 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More education data for Curacao
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Curacao?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Curacao was 6,243 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 7,027 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,078 in 2023.
- How does Curacao rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Curacao ranks 146th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release